Arjeplog Municipality

Arjeplog Municipality
Arjeplogs kommun
Coat of arms of Arjeplog Municipality
Coordinates: 66°02′N 17°57′E / 66.033°N 17.950°E / 66.033; 17.950
CountrySweden
CountyNorrbotten County
SeatArjeplog
Area
 • Total
14,494.09 km2 (5,596.20 sq mi)
 • Land12,556.77 km2 (4,848.20 sq mi)
 • Water1,937.32 km2 (748.00 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2023)[2]
 • Total
2,609
 • Density0.18/km2 (0.47/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceLapland
Municipal code2506
Websitewww.arjeplog.se

Arjeplog Municipality (Swedish: Arjeplogs kommun, Northern Sami: Arjepluovvi gielda; Pite Sami: Árjepluove komuvdna) is a municipality in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Arjeplog.

The area, which now is Arjeplog Municipality, used to be a single parish (Swedish: socken), which was made into a municipality when the first Swedish local government acts were implemented in 1863. It has not been amalgamated with any other entity. In terms of geographical area, Arjeplog is one of Sweden's largest, but it is also the country's least densely populated municipality. The vast majority of the populace live in Arjeplog, which is one of Sweden's smallest municipal seats.

  1. ^ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  2. ^ "Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.